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Making India a chip powerhouse
● A strong product focus will enhance its global stature
When electric vehicles go mainstream
●Affordable EVs sport features available in high-end models
A quiet operator for cleaner and healthier indoor air
● Its LED panel displays the AQI level in real-time
Where comfort finds its space
The Q7 has passed on the superluxury baton to the Q8, and yet neatly balances comfort, space, price
When influencers became mainstream...
● Three trends stood out in the year passing us by: Social media influencers became mainstream brand ambassadors, agency consolidation picked up pace and the audio medium seemed to find its place in the sun
When technology transformed a medium...
2024 surely was a defining year for the radio industry as it leveraged technological innovations like never before, transforming into a vibrant, multimedia platform, taking its radio plus proposition a notch higher.
TVS champ now eyes Dakar Rally
● One of India's finest woman rally riders is targeting the world's toughest race
Dollar Dominance Key to US Debt and Deficits
THE ECLIPSE OF the dollar, and with it the ability of the US to borrow on a scale that would cripple any other country, has been long predicted.
Rising capital intensity
NAS DATA ON INFORMAL SECTOR DOESN'T REFLECT POLICY FALLOUT BETWEEN 2015-16 & 2019-20
A breakout year for renewable energy
The sector saw several milestones in 2024, govt focus on grid modernisation and ramping up transmission connectivity critical ahead
GenAI drafts a good report; human brain a great report
RISHIKESHA T KRISHNAN, DIRECTOR, IIM BANGALORE
Learning from no-detention policy
Why revocation of NDP is a thoughtful recalibration, and not a hasty retreat
Stick with diversified equity funds, avoid sectoral funds now
If investors have excessive allocation towards small- and mid-cap funds, it may be a good time for some reallocation towards large-cap funds. Rajeev Thakkar, chief investment officer, PPFAS Mutual Fund, in an interview to Saikat Neogi, advises investors to stick with diversified equity funds rather than trying to pick one or two sectors or themes for investments in the equity space. Excerpts:
Navigating market drawdowns
Keep a cash buffer to enter the market at lower prices
Banks stare at higher costs, slower credit growth
BANKS ARE PREPARING for a challenging 2025, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moves closer to implementing stringent guidelines on the expected credit loss (ECL) framework, liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) norms and project finance requirements.
Analysts predict crypto boom in 2025
● Supply cuts, and Trump's crypto push drove 2024's surge
Santa fails to turn up on Dalal Street
I couldn't have been more wrong last fortnight, as Santa played truant. I had expected the markets to soar, as the Nifty had
179 Die as Plane Crashes in Worst-Ever Accident in S. Korea
FLIGHT OPERATED BY JEJU AIR CRASHES AND CATCHES FIRE AFTER SKIDDING DOWN RUNWAY; NATION DECLARES 1 WEEK OF MOURNING
Trump backs H-1B...
RAMASWAMY ALSO ENTERED the fray with a post decrying an \"American culture\" that he claimed values mediocrity over excellence.
Zetwerk's Make in India playbook
WITH SEVERAL BLUE-CHIP CLIENTS, CONTRACT MANUFACTURER ON A GROWTH PATH
In e-scooter race, legacy brands are inching ahead
Total E2W sales, however, have surged, crossing one million units in the January-November period, up 37% y-o-y.
Rentomojo set to file DRHP by mid-2025
D-ST BOUND
Route Mobile targets digital identity solutions for q-comm to fuel growth
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS provider Route Mobile is developing security solutions under its digital identity vertical to service up and coming sectors like quick commerce.
Real estate firms ride the luxury home wave
LUXURY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS in the country had a robust 2024, eclipsing the combined sales value of total residential sales in top cities during the previous year.
Beauty Startups Trim Losses Amid Cost-Cutting Drive
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL care startups, including Sugar Cosmetics, mCaffeine, Wow Skin Sciences and online retailer Purplle have successfully reduced their losses in FY24 by tightening their advertising and promotional expenses.
PM Internship: 621,000 applications received
ABOUT 621,000 APPLICATIONS have been received for 127,000 opportunities under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme and the selection process is continuing, the government said on Sunday.
Brazil offers expertise to boost India's dairy cattle productivity
Discussions are ongoing about establishing a joint Zebu research institute in both countries, aimed at boosting milk production
Public capex growth hits a plateau
● Overall growth in govt capital spending for FY26 seen at 8%
25% Attrition in Pvt Banks Risks Operations: RBI Report
EMPLOYEE ATTRITION IN private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25% and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24.
FTA helps expand trade basket with Australia
THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with Australia has opened up new export sectors for India, including gold studded with diamonds and turbojets, while also ensuring access to key raw materials for the domestic industry, the ministry of commerce and industry said.